Blockhouse at the Garden Battery

Blockhouse at the Garden Battery is a fort in , , . Blockhouse at the Garden Battery is situated nearby to the historic site , as well as near .
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: blockhouse in Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Block House” and “Tudor Block House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Edgcumbe House and English Garden House.

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a stately home in south-east and is a Grade II listed building, whilst its gardens and parkland are listed as Grade I in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. is situated in the parish of on the Rame Peninsula, overlooking ; its main entrance is in the village of . is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Blockhouse at the Garden Battery.

Building
Photo: Delta 51, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a building, which is situated 400 feet west of Blockhouse at the Garden Battery.

Building
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a building, which is situated 950 feet northwest of Blockhouse at the Garden Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cremyll and Drake’s Island.

Hamlet
Photo: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small coastal village in the civil parish of , in south-east , England, United Kingdom. is on the Rame Peninsula facing . The village is about 9 miles by road or 0.5 miles by boat from .

Hamlet
Photo: Janipewter, Public domain.
Drake's Island is a 6.5-acre island approximately 500 metres from land in , the stretch of water south of the city of , Devon. The rocks which make up the island are volcanic tuff and lava, together with marine limestone of the Devonian period.

Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East was one of three towns that were amalgamated into modern-day , in the ceremonial county of , England. was a village that is within the current in Cornwall.

Blockhouse at the Garden Battery

Latitude
50.35819° or 50° 21′ 30″ north
Longitude
-4.17183° or 4° 10′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C2Q9R5H+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 303319158
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q17532315
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Victorian & WW2 Coastal Gun Battery and Formal Gardens.

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